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WorksheetsSemester Exam Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What town or city was Shakespeare born in?
a)
London
b)
Southwark
c)
Thames
d)
Stratford upon Avon
2.
Shakespeare attended what school?
a)
Queen's School
b)
King's School
c)
Stratford School
d)
No school
3.
Shakespeare's wife was NOT named ___.
a)
Anne Bradford
b)
Anne Boleyn
c)
Anne Marks
d)
All of the above
4.
Shakespeare is believed to have died on or near ___.
a)
Easter
b)
Halloween
c)
Labor Day
d)
None of the above
5.
Shakespeare's Theater was named the ____.
a)
Globe
b)
Wooden Circle
c)
Sqaure
d)
Elizabeth's O
6.
True or False
Shakespeare's parents could read.
Shakespeare's parents could read.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Shakespeare used his writing to ___.
a)
Teach people lessons
b)
Convey his political and religious beliefs
c)
Neither of the above
d)
All of the above
8.
Shakespeare's religion was ___.
a)
Hindu
b)
Christian - Catholic
c)
Christian - Protestant
d)
Agnostic
9.
Shakespeare invented over ____ words in the English language.
a)
10,000
b)
20,000
c)
2,000
d)
30,000
10.
The Elizabethan Era is named for ___.
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Queen Elizabeth II
c)
Queen Elizabeth III
d)
Queen Elizabeth IV
11.
Queen Elizabeth I's parents were ___ and ___.
a)
Henry VIII and Anne Marks
b)
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
c)
Henry VII and Anne Marks
d)
Henry VII and Anne Boleyn
12.
Another name for Henry VIII is ___.
a)
Henry Tumor
b)
Henry Tader
c)
Henry Tudor
d)
None of the above
13.
Queen Elizabeth I was a devout ____.
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
c)
Agnostic
d)
Jew
14.
How long did Queen Elizabeth I rule England?
a)
22 years
b)
42 years
c)
44 years
d)
45 years
15.
Queen Elizabeth I was also called the ___.
a)
White Queen
b)
Virgin Queen
c)
Pure Queen
d)
None of the above
16.
Queen Elizabeth I left the throne vulnerable because ___.
a)
She had no husband
b)
She had no relative to rule after her
c)
She had no heir
d)
She never chose another ruler
17.
____ of children did not live past the first week of life.
a)
3%
b)
5%
c)
9%
d)
20%
18.
___ was the most dangerous health hazard for women.
a)
Cooking
b)
Taking experimental medicine
c)
Lack of teeth
d)
Childbirth
19.
Families would consult an ___ after a baby was born.
a)
Astronomer
b)
Astronologer
c)
Astrologer
d)
Priest
20.
The goal of visiting the astrologer was to see if the baby was ___.
a)
Smart
b)
Fortunate
c)
Evil
d)
Kind
21.
Which sex did people prefer their babies to be?
a)
Female
b)
Male
22.
Lives were thought to be determined by ___.
a)
Sun
b)
God
c)
Man
d)
Fate
23.
Children were treated as ___.
a)
Kids
b)
Mini-kids
c)
Mini-adults
d)
A burden
24.
Parental authority often continued until or after ___.
a)
Infancy
b)
Adolescence
c)
Adulthood
d)
Marriage
25.
Mostly ____ attended school.
a)
Girls
b)
Boys
c)
Both
d)
Neither
26.
Teachers were allowed to ___ students if they were trouble.
a)
Kill
b)
Fight
c)
Beat
d)
Scold
27.
Females were taught ___ skills, like cooking and painting.
a)
Useless
b)
Useful
c)
Unimportant
d)
Important
28.
Higher born females could ___.
a)
Read
b)
Speak multiple languages
c)
Neither of the above
d)
All of the above
29.
___ marriages were common.
a)
Arranged
b)
Blind
c)
Horrible
d)
Abusive
30.
Marriages were arranged by the ___.
a)
King
b)
Lord of the country
c)
Queen
d)
Parents
31.
The goal of marriage was to marry someone with as much or more ___ than you.
a)
Land
b)
Money
c)
Family
d)
Friends
32.
Could a bread baker marry the queen?
a)
Yes
b)
No
33.
Wives were considered their husband's ___.
a)
Equal
b)
Friend
c)
Helper
d)
Property
34.
The smallest portion of Elizabethan society was the ___.
a)
Nobility and Royalty
b)
Poor
c)
Middle Class
d)
Upper Class
35.
The loss of ___ was common by age 40-50.
a)
Eyes
b)
Hair
c)
Teeth
d)
Toes
36.
True or False
People bathed regularly during this time?
People bathed regularly during this time?
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Bathing was thought to spread ___.
a)
Cleanliness
b)
Dirt
c)
Disease
d)
Nothing
38.
Poor people usually owned ____ outfits.
a)
1-2
b)
1-3
c)
3-5
d)
1
39.
People wore a linen garment, called a ___ under their clothes.
a)
Dress
b)
Tunic
c)
Shirt
d)
Shift
40.
Citizens had to go to the ___ everyday.
a)
Bathe House
b)
Palace
c)
Field
d)
Market
41.
Going to the market provided a chance to ___.
a)
Avoid crowds
b)
See royalty
c)
Socialize
d)
None of the above
42.
There was no indoor ___.
a)
Kitchen
b)
Stove
c)
Plumbing
d)
Patio
43.
People use ___ for restrooms.
a)
Chambers
b)
Pots
c)
Chamber pots
d)
Chamber bins
44.
People wore wigs to combat the ___ and ___.
a)
Lice and birds
b)
Lice and Fleas
c)
Mice
d)
Lice and Mice
45.
Medicine was ___.
a)
Rare
b)
Experimental
c)
Neither
d)
Both
46.
The average life span was ___.
a)
30 years
b)
20 years
c)
40 years
d)
50 years
47.
Queen Elizabeth I was Shakespeare's ___.
a)
Mistress
b)
Patron
c)
Mother
d)
Wife
48.
True or False
Queen Elizabeth I did not love the theater.
Queen Elizabeth I did not love the theater.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
In his plays, Shakespeare emphasized the importance of ___.
a)
Respecting others
b)
Respecting the Pope
c)
Respecting the ruler
d)
Respecting yourself
50.
Queen Elizabeth I's cousin, ___, tried to have her killed.
a)
Martha
b)
Mary
c)
Anne
d)
James
51.
Queen Elizabeth I's successor was ___.
a)
King James I
b)
King James II
c)
King James III
d)
King James IV
52.
The structure of a sonnet is ___.
a)
3 quatrains
b)
Couplet
c)
Iambic pentameter
d)
All of the above
53.
Shakespeare's theme(s) for his sonnets are ___.
a)
Love
b)
Death
c)
Sadness
d)
Sympathy
54.
The 1st half of the sonnets are written for ___.
a)
Old man
b)
Young man
c)
Mistress
d)
Queen Elizabeth I
55.
The 2nd half of the sonnets are written for ___.
a)
Old man
b)
Young man
c)
Mistress
d)
King James I
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